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SARS: Saliva and Speech Aerosolization.

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    N/A

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $0

  • Funder

    ANR

  • Principal Investigator

    Manouk Abkarian

  • Research Location

    France

  • Lead Research Institution

    Centre de Biochimie Structurale (CBS) - Inserm / Montpellier

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Infection prevention and control

  • Research Subcategory

    Barriers, PPE, environmental, animal and vector control measures

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Unspecified

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

The SARS project, coordinated by Manouk Abkarian (U 1054 - Center de Biochimie Structurale (CBS) - Inserm / Montpellier), proposes to measure the characteristics of aerosols by speech in human subjects from their mouth and up to two meters away in different hygrometric conditions. It will harness the capabilities of a state-of-the-art single-particle light scattering device from the spray industry to accelerate the acquisition of critical data in one year. With this approach, they will assess the importance of phonetic characteristics in saliva aerosolization, the effectiveness of mask wearing in long-distance aerosol transport and test new mitigation strategies using lip balms. , food additives to saliva and air purifiers.